The 10 Best Craft Beer Bars in Bangkok

Akkee draws a steady local crowd in Watthana. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Tuesday and Wednesday before 9pm, when the regulars haven't filled the room yet. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Saturday after 10pm gets crowded, book ahead or arrive early.

Asia Today opened in 2019 with a clear thesis: Bangkok cocktail bars should champion Asian spirits and ingredients rather than imitate London or New York templa. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: any weeknight between 7pm and 9pm, when the bar settles into its rhythm and the bartender has time to talk. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Friday from 8pm fills up; reserve a counter seat or a high table.

Atlas opened in 2021 with a travel themed concept: a passport-style menu featuring cocktails inspired by 50 countries. The drinks rotate every six months, and t. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Sunday from 6pm, when it's the room's quietest premium night and the kitchen is unhurried. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Avoid post-match nights if the local team is playing, the upstairs gets loud.

Aviary Bangkok draws a steady local crowd in Sathon. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Thursday late or Friday early, when you'll catch the room building toward its weekend tempo. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. First-Friday traffic in the district can mean a 20-minute wait at the door.

Aviary opened in 2018 with an unusual thesis: cocktails built around ornithological research. The menu uses bird-inspired flavour profiles and presentation. The. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Tuesday and Wednesday before 9pm, when the regulars haven't filled the room yet. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Saturday after 10pm gets crowded, book ahead or arrive early.

Aviary is Thonglor's most theatrical cocktail bar, built around bird-themed cocktail names served in custom ceramic bird-shaped glasses. The 28-seat room is di. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: any weeknight between 7pm and 9pm, when the bar settles into its rhythm and the bartender has time to talk. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Friday from 8pm fills up; reserve a counter seat or a high table.

The Back Room draws a steady local crowd in Bang Rak. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Sunday from 6pm, when it's the room's quietest premium night and the kitchen is unhurried. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Avoid post-match nights if the local team is playing, the upstairs gets loud.

Bad Motel is the casual cocktail bar Thonglor needed when the more polished rooms started becoming reservation-only. Neon lights, mismatched furniture, no dress. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Thursday late or Friday early, when you'll catch the room building toward its weekend tempo. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. First-Friday traffic in the district can mean a 20-minute wait at the door.

The Bamboo Bar at the Mandarin Oriental has been Bangkok's most sophisticated listening room since 1953. Seven decades later, it remains the benchmark against w. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: Tuesday and Wednesday before 9pm, when the regulars haven't filled the room yet. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Saturday after 10pm gets crowded, book ahead or arrive early.

Beam runs event-specific programming. Check their social channels for upcoming bookings and special events before arriving. Walk-ins welcome on the door. Order: the bar's house signature. Best time: any weeknight between 7pm and 9pm, when the bar settles into its rhythm and the bartender has time to talk. Best for cocktail-curious drinkers who want technique without theatre. Friday from 8pm fills up; reserve a counter seat or a high table.

Beer Republic pours more than 90 craft beers near Chit Lom in a 1920s industrial room, alongside cocktails, gin, and wine. The kitchen runs a full menu daily from 11:30am until midnight.

Chitbeer has brewed Thai craft beer on the river island of Koh Kret since 2012. Founder Wichit Saiklao runs a riverside, open-air taproom of rotating homebrewed IPAs, wheats, sours, and porters, plus brewing classes.

Tawandang German Brewery has poured house dunkel and weizen under a giant wooden dome on Rama III since 1999. The two-floor hall pairs microbrews with spicy Thai plates and nightly live bands until 1am.

Beervana stocks roughly 300 imported bottles and a rotating tap of hoppy, high-ABV IPAs near Sukhumvit Soi 23. The bar shares a team with the Whisgars whiskey-and-cigar group and opens daily from 2pm.